Constituency 253 Donau-Ries: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 253 Donau-Ries went to CSU with 45.1% of the first votes, 23.6 points ahead of AfD (21.5%).
- Second votes: leadingCSU 41.2%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +11.6 · SPD −7.1
- Turnout84.9% · 2021: 80.2%
- Voters163,283 of 192,393 eligible voters
- StateBavaria
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
- CSU41.2%+6.0
- AfD22.6%+11.6
- SPD9.4%-7.1
- Grüne7.3%-2.2
- Freie Wähler6.3%-3.2
- Linke3.8%+2.0
- FDP3.7%-6.3
- BSW3.1%
- Others2.6%-1.4
Change compared with the 2021 federal election.
First votes and constituency seat
Since the 2025 electoral reform, the candidate with the most first votes only takes the seat if it is covered by their party's second-vote result in the state.
| Party | Votes | 2025 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSUConstituency seat | 73,296 | 45.1% | 41.1% | +4.0 |
| AfD | 34,916 | 21.5% | 10.1% | +11.4 |
| SPD | 19,720 | 12.1% | 19.3% | -7.2 |
| Freie Wähler | 9,972 | 6.1% | 9.4% | -3.3 |
| Grüne | 9,398 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.3 |
| Linke | 5,536 | 3.4% | 2.0% | +1.4 |
| FDP | 3,895 | 2.4% | 6.3% | -3.9 |
| BSW | 3,535 | 2.2% | – | – |
| dieBasis | 1,411 | 0.9% | 2.5% | -1.6 |
| ÖDP | 965 | 0.6% | 0.9% | -0.3 |
Where constituency 253 lies in Bavaria
Constituency 253 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 79 municipalities in constituency 253
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Donau-Ries, Dillingen a.d.Donau, Aichach-Friedberg.
- NördlingenCSU 38.3%
- DonauwörthCSU 39.9%
- Dillingen a.d.DonauCSU 38.4%
- Lauingen (Donau), StCSU 35.4%
- Wertingen, StCSU 38.2%
- Rain, StCSU 44.3%
- Gundelfingen a.d.Donau, StCSU 38.0%
- Pöttmes, MCSU 42.3%
- ButtenwiesenCSU 41.6%
- Höchstädt a.d.Donau, StCSU 33.8%
- Harburg (Schwaben), StCSU 41.7%
- Wemding, StCSU 43.5%
- Monheim, StCSU 42.6%
- Aindling, MCSU 41.1%
- Oettingen i.Bay., StCSU 35.1%
- Kühbach, MCSU 41.6%
- TapfheimCSU 44.9%
- MertingenCSU 43.4%
- Asbach-BäumenheimCSU 41.4%
- SyrgensteinCSU 37.7%
- HolzheimCSU 40.3%
- Kaisheim, MCSU 41.3%
- Bissingen, MCSU 41.4%
- Wallerstein, MCSU 44.7%
- MöttingenCSU 40.9%
- Oberndorf a.LechCSU 42.9%
- Inchenhofen, MCSU 42.0%
- MarxheimCSU 47.9%
- Wittislingen, MCSU 40.6%
- BachhagelCSU 38.5%
- FremdingenCSU 50.6%
- SchiltbergCSU 44.2%
- BuchdorfCSU 45.0%
- FinningenCSU 48.8%
- MunningenCSU 56.4%
- BlindheimCSU 42.9%
The 36 largest of 79 municipalities; all of them via the district pages.
Neighbours and context
Source: Federal Returning Officer, results by constituency, federal election of 23 February 2025, final (as of 14 March 2025), Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0.. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.